I took a shot tonight that for some reason seems out of focus but I know for a fact I was in focus. Reason I know this is because I took like a million shots and not one came out crisp...

It's not "bad" but it's not a stunning photo. I'm going to try and do the same shot another time for this months free study if I have time so I won't post the image here but I would like some feedback on how to make the shot sharper.

When you had it on the tripod, was the lens image stabilization on or off? If on, that can cause a tiny shake in the image. I have seen it happen, it's not just an old wives tale :)

Have to tried software such as Topaz Infocus or Smart Deblur?

I know that I had it on. So maybe that was it. I'll try it again, hopefully tonight. Maybe I'll get something a little sharper this time.

As for the software, no I haven't. It's been a while since I've done any heavy editng so I'm just using PS for now until I get comfortable with it again. That said, the new challenge "Sci-Fi Celebration II · Extended Editing" has peaked my interest... ;)

Thanks for the tip on that VR, though. I will for sure try that out and see if I can make it work! :)

I think giant Mike is right: I would definitely think that is the image stabilization. I was trying a long exposure and ghosting and everything was out of focus! I expected the ghost to be a bit blurry, but the camera was on a really heavy duty tripod, so the building should have been fine. When I searched I found article after article saying this could happen if you left the image stabilization on on the lens.

I think giant Mike is right: I would definitely think that is the image stabilization. I was trying a long exposure and ghosting and everything was out of focus! I expected the ghost to be a bit blurry, but the camera was on a really heavy duty tripod, so the building should have been fine. When I searched I found article after article saying this could happen if you left the image stabilization on on the lens.

After first I thought it was the motion of the items being shot but then I zoomed in and everything was blurry. It has to be the VR in my lens.